The Bees Knees - Environmental Data Exchange Hack Weekend

PLAN-BEE

THE BEES KNEES:Kate PlebanJacopo HirschsteinAmanda TaylorBalazs CsuvarFrancesco CaraAshish Thakar

PLAN-BEE

PLAN-BEEPROBLEM:Bee population is in serious decline

26%

REMAIN UNDER THREAT

SPECIES LOSTSINCE 1900

PLAN-BEEPROBLEM:

PLAN-BEESOLUTION:

Plant more flowers COLLECT | CONNECT | COLLABORATE

PLAN-BEEPROTOTYPE: OVERALL ARCHITECTURE

IBM BluemixTA

Python ApplicationRESTful API

PostgresSQL

Angular.jsD3.js

PhoneGap

NEWAPPS ?

EDX PLATFORM- State of English Cities Database

- AMEE Fin. end Env. Data on companies- Survey on pub. attitudes towards the env.

- London Average Air Quality Values

RESEARCH DA- Population trends

- Species

USER DATA -Beekeepers population

- Beehives- Potential sites for pollination

- Companies tradingbees and honey

COLLECT CONNECT COLLABORATE

PLAN-BEETARGET USER / CUSTOMER:

PLATFORMGovernment

Decision MakersOrganisations

APPGeneral PublicBee Keepers

Organisations

PLAN-BEEDATASETS USED:State of English Cities database

AMEE - Financial & Environmental Data on every company

London Average Air Quality Levels

Open Street Map

Survey of public attitudes and behaviours towards the environment

Farming Statistics for crop areas, yields and production DEFRA

PLAN-BEE

PLAN-BEE

PLAN-BEE

PLAN-BEETWILIO + FRONTLINE

+44 116 347 0606

PLAN-BEEVALIDATION: MARKET DEMAND

People are concerned about bees!

A recent YouGov survey puts bee decline top of people’s UK environmental concerns (85%), ahead of climate change (83%)

PLAN-BEEVALIDATION: MARKET DEMAND

PLAN-BEEVALIDATION: MARKET DEMAND

PLAN-BEEVALIDATION: MARKET DEMAND

People like bees!

88%12%

PLAN-BEE

42%

ACCESS TOA GARDEN

93%

AWARENESS

VALIDATION: MARKET DEMAND

78%

INTERESTED

PLAN-BEEBENEFITS:

SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICAL

PLAN-BEEPOTENTIAL PARTNERS:

PLAN-BEENEXT STEPS:

TECHNOLOGY TRACK > > >

PARTNERSHIP / ENGAGEMENT TRACK > > >

PROTOTYPE DEVELOP EVOLVE

CONCEPT TEST DEPLOY

PLAN-BEEREFERENCESNational Biodiversity Networkhttp://www.nbn.org.uk/

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Status and value of pollinators and pollination services, March 2014https://consult.defra.gov.uk/plant-and-bee-health-policy/a-consultation-on-the-national-pollinator-strategy/supporting_documents/140314%20STATUS%20AND%20VALUE%20OF%20POLLINATORS%20AND%20POLLINATION%20SERVICES_FINALver2.pdf

The National Pollinator Strategy: for bees and other pollinators in England, November 2014https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/409431/pb14221-national-pollinators-strategy.pdf

Consultation on the National Pollinator Strategy: for bees and other pollinators in Englandhttps://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/409430/Summary-responses-national-pollinators-strategy.pdf

Pollinator Action Plan (Wales)http://gov.wales/docs/desh/publications/130723pollinator-action-plan-en.pdf

National History Museumhttp://www.nhm.ac.uk/

Joint Nature Conservation Committeehttp://jncc.defra.gov.uk/